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Anne Breeze was born in about 1808. Her father was said to have manufactured pottery in Staffordshire. At this time women were rarely missionaries but Anne was accepted as a governess who would travel to Australia with the Reverend [[William Mitchell (missionary)|William Mitchell]] and his family. Their travel was under the auspices of the Colonial and Continental Church Society.<ref name=newsource>Groves, J. (2006). The Camfields : "The Comforts of Civilisation" in Early Colonial Western Australia. Retrieved from http://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses_hons/126</ref> |
Anne Breeze was born in about 1808. Her father was said to have manufactured pottery in Staffordshire. At this time women were rarely missionaries but Anne was accepted as a governess who would travel to Australia with the Reverend [[William Mitchell (missionary)|William Mitchell]] and his family. Their travel was under the auspices of the Colonial and Continental Church Society.<ref name=newsource>Groves, J. (2006). The Camfields : "The Comforts of Civilisation" in Early Colonial Western Australia. Retrieved from http://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses_hons/126</ref> |
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They arrived in the [[Swan River Colony]], Western Australia, on board the ''Shepherd'' on 4 August, 1838.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Camfield House|url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/PrintSingleRecord/a4cd37be-1173-4641-9252-7f7decd15691|website=Heritage Council of WA - Places Database}}</ref> Mitchell established a mission school at Middle Swan for settlers' children and Aboriginal children with Breeze assisting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://museum.wa.gov.au/welcomewalls/names/mitchell-family|title=[title] {{!}} [site-name]|website=[site-name] {{!}} Western Australian Museum|language=en|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref> She married Henry Camfield on 19 December 1840 at [[St. Mary's Church, Middle Swan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Married |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/642558|accessdate=22 May 2017|work=The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal|date=26 December 1840|page=2}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Camfield, Anne|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/1484482?c=people|website=National Library of Australia|accessdate=4 May 2017}}</ref> Henry had been in Australia since 1829 and had a land grant named ''[[Burswood, Western Australia|Burrswood]]'' that he rented out for fifty pounds a year.<ref name=newsource/> |
They arrived in the [[Swan River Colony]], Western Australia, on board the ''Shepherd'' on 4 August, 1838.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=heritage>{{cite web|title=Camfield House|url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/PrintSingleRecord/a4cd37be-1173-4641-9252-7f7decd15691|website=Heritage Council of WA - Places Database}}</ref> Mitchell established a mission school at Middle Swan for settlers' children and Aboriginal children with Breeze assisting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://museum.wa.gov.au/welcomewalls/names/mitchell-family|title=[title] {{!}} [site-name]|website=[site-name] {{!}} Western Australian Museum|language=en|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref> She married Henry Camfield on 19 December 1840 at [[St. Mary's Church, Middle Swan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Married |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/642558|accessdate=22 May 2017|work=The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal|date=26 December 1840|page=2}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Camfield, Anne|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/1484482?c=people|website=National Library of Australia|accessdate=4 May 2017}}</ref> Henry had been in Australia since 1829 and had a land grant named ''[[Burswood, Western Australia|Burrswood]]'' that he rented out for fifty pounds a year.<ref name=newsource/> |
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In 1847 her husband was appointed Resident Magistrate at [[Albany]], which at the time had a European population of about 250. The job carried a salary of £200 a year. The following year Albany opened its first church with [[John Ramsden Wollaston]] as chaplain. He was a friend of the Camfield's although the new chaplain regarded Henry as too weak for his job. The new church was inspected by [[Augustus Short|Bishop Short]] and his archdeacon [[Matthew Hale (bishop)|Matthew Hale]]. Hale would in time become Bishop of Perth and he and Anne corresponded with each other for several decades.<ref name=newsource/> |
In 1847 her husband was appointed Resident Magistrate at [[Albany]], which at the time had a European population of about 250. The job carried a salary of £200 a year. The following year Albany opened its first church with [[John Ramsden Wollaston]] as chaplain. He was a friend of the Camfield's although the new chaplain regarded Henry as too weak for his job. The new church was inspected by [[Augustus Short|Bishop Short]] and his archdeacon [[Matthew Hale (bishop)|Matthew Hale]]. Hale would in time become Bishop of Perth and he and Anne corresponded with each other for several decades.<ref name=newsource/> |
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[[file:Anne Camfield and Bessie Flower 01.jpg|thumb|left|Camfield with [[Bessie Flower]] ]] |
[[file:Anne Camfield and Bessie Flower 01.jpg|thumb|left|Camfield with [[Bessie Flower]] ]] |
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[[Camfield House]] was constructed in 1852 as a residence for them and it was also known as ''Annesfield''. Wollaston like Anne was concerned about young aboriginal children and he wrote to the colonial secretary noting that the Camfield's new house had space to let and that Anne was willing to take six children into her house.<ref name=newsource/> Wollaston was able to secure a grant from [[Charles Fitzgerald|Governor Fitzgerald]]. |
[[Camfield House]] was constructed in 1852 as a residence for them and it was also known as ''Annesfield''. Wollaston like Anne was concerned about young aboriginal children and he wrote to the colonial secretary noting that the Camfield's new house had space to let and that Anne was willing to take six children into her house.<ref name=newsource/> Wollaston was able to secure a grant from [[Charles Fitzgerald|Governor Fitzgerald]]. Money arrived and as the facility grew then so did the requirements. Staff were employed although the Camfield and their assistant Lucy were the core force. Although the Camfields received no salary until 1861. Another building built in 1858 was a purpose built school house built for more [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] children. The school continued under the auspices of Wollaston and Anne Camfield.<ref name=AH>{{cite web|url=http://www.historicalbany.com.au/featuredarticles/camfield.pdf|title=Henry and Anne Camfield’s life in Albany|accessdate=8 September 2015|publisher=Historic Albany}}</ref> The school was focused on educating [[Indigenous Australian|Indigenous]] children.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article781790 |title=Native Schools |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The South Australian Advertiser]] |location=Adelaide, South Australia |date=2 August 1858 |accessdate=10 September 2015 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} </ref> |
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One of Anne Camfield's student's was [[Bessie Flower]] who sent on to study in Sydney and returned to teach. Bessie would eventually leave to gain further experience, but she never returned.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cameron-elizabeth-bessy-12834|title=Australian Dictionary of Biography|last=Attwood|first=Bain|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|location=Canberra}}</ref> |
One of Anne Camfield's student's was [[Bessie Flower]] who sent on to study in Sydney and returned to teach. Bessie would eventually leave to gain further experience, but she never returned.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cameron-elizabeth-bessy-12834|title=Australian Dictionary of Biography|last=Attwood|first=Bain|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|location=Canberra}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:55, 22 May 2017
Anne Camfield | |
|---|---|
 Camfield in the 1860s | |
| Born | c. 1808 |
| Died | 18 February 1896 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Governess/teacher |
| Known for | founding Camfield House school |
| Spouse | Henry Camfield |
Anne Camfield was a photographer, pioneer teacher and headmistress in Western Australia. She founded the first school for Indigenous children in Western Australia, called Annesfield.
Biography
Anne Breeze was born in about 1808. Her father was said to have manufactured pottery in Staffordshire. At this time women were rarely missionaries but Anne was accepted as a governess who would travel to Australia with the Reverend William Mitchell and his family. Their travel was under the auspices of the Colonial and Continental Church Society.[1]
They arrived in the Swan River Colony, Western Australia, on board the Shepherd on 4 August, 1838.[2][3] Mitchell established a mission school at Middle Swan for settlers' children and Aboriginal children with Breeze assisting.[4] She married Henry Camfield on 19 December 1840 at St. Mary's Church, Middle Swan.[5][2] Henry had been in Australia since 1829 and had a land grant named Burrswood that he rented out for fifty pounds a year.[1]
In 1847 her husband was appointed Resident Magistrate at Albany, which at the time had a European population of about 250. The job carried a salary of £200 a year. The following year Albany opened its first church with John Ramsden Wollaston as chaplain. He was a friend of the Camfield's although the new chaplain regarded Henry as too weak for his job. The new church was inspected by Bishop Short and his archdeacon Matthew Hale. Hale would in time become Bishop of Perth and he and Anne corresponded with each other for several decades.[1]
Camfield House was constructed in 1852 as a residence for them and it was also known as Annesfield. Wollaston like Anne was concerned about young aboriginal children and he wrote to the colonial secretary noting that the Camfield's new house had space to let and that Anne was willing to take six children into her house.[1] Wollaston was able to secure a grant from Governor Fitzgerald. Money arrived and as the facility grew then so did the requirements. Staff were employed although the Camfield and their assistant Lucy were the core force. Although the Camfields received no salary until 1861. Another building built in 1858 was a purpose built school house built for more Aboriginal children. The school continued under the auspices of Wollaston and Anne Camfield.[6] The school was focused on educating Indigenous children.[7]
One of Anne Camfield's student's was Bessie Flower who sent on to study in Sydney and returned to teach. Bessie would eventually leave to gain further experience, but she never returned.[8]
Camfield was a photographer and she is thought to have sent a picture of Hali and his Sister to the London International Exhibition in 1862. There appears to have been no official entry from South Australia and Camfield was awarded an honourable mention.[9]
In 1871 a Select Committee reported on the Aboriginal Natives. They summarised Anne Camfield's evidence saying "One girl, sent to Sydney, played for some time the harmonium in St. Philip’s Church, and gained her living by teaching...".[10] Camfield was forced to give up the school in March of that year because of poor health. The following year her husband died.
Camfield eventually moved to South Australia to live with her adoptive daughter, where she died aged 88.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d Groves, J. (2006). The Camfields : "The Comforts of Civilisation" in Early Colonial Western Australia. Retrieved from http://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses_hons/126
- ^ a b "Camfield, Anne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Camfield House". Heritage Council of WA - Places Database.
- ^ "[title] | [site-name]". [site-name] | Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Married". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal. 26 December 1840. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Henry and Anne Camfield's life in Albany" (PDF). Historic Albany. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Native Schools". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide, South Australia: National Library of Australia. 2 August 1858. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Attwood, Bain. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ "Anne Camfield :: biography at :: at Design and Art Australia Online". www.daao.org.au. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ “Handbook of Western Australia”, C G Nicolay, 1880
- ^ "Deaths". South Australian Register. Adelaide, SA. 19 February 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 22 May 2017.